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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
The Louisiana aud Arlx.r.
Railroad.

A special to the picayune Of the
9th, from Alexandria, La, SAYS tn.
election for the tax in aid Of tbo
Louisiana and Arkansas Rai]vav
which is soon to be built from hero
to Brinkley, Ark, came off quietly
to-day. The voters turned out we'll
and recorded a unanimous yote
without a single exception for the !;
mill tax for ten years for the
road, and 5 mill tax for three wears
to purchase the thirty acres Of land
for terminals. Four-ffths Of the
property holders expressed their
willingness at the polls to grant the
tax, and from what can be learned
from Pineville on the 18th inst.
the result Of the election in that
place will be similar to Alexandra.
Let the balance CT the parishes
along the line of id road turn out
as our people have today and We
will soon have the road completed,
There are SO many roads proposing
to come from very nearly the same
direction, the above road should be
called the Alexandria and Brinkley.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
Farming Will Pay.

How often we are told farming
don't pay" Read the following from
an exchange:
1.-TWO years ago a farmer in
Phelps, N. Y. died, leaving a
widow, four children, and an $500
mortgage on the farm. The eldest
child, Il boy of fifteen. set to work at
once to try and carry on the farm,
and, according to q local news.
paper, he has succeeded remarkably
well. He has plowed the fields,
sowed, cultivated and reaped; he has
sole charge of a large number Of
cattle and horses on the farm; he has
managed g retail milk business, and
has himself marketed all Of the farm
products. Last summer he found
time after his work in the fields to
paint the house twice oyer and to
build five new fences. In the win
ter he not only attends to the neces,
sary work about the farm, but
teaches a country schools three miles
away, fells timber in the woods on
Saturday, and writes excellent let
ters to the local newspaper. The
farm is not only out Of debt and in
splendid condition, but the lad and
his mother have enough money on
hand to buy twenty more acres Of
land"
Now, i: such results can be secured
in New York, what is to prevent a
like or greater success in our own
sunny southland? But there are
farmers and farmers, and the person
of so much vim as is manifested by
that boy will succeed anywhere.
We say most emphatieally, farming
will pay.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
Advertise Your Business.

II the newspaper columns were a
fair criterion-and they should be
of the importance or standing OF
the places in which they are pub
lished, we are liable to be deceived
very often Of the population and
general business of many towns.
Some papers are literally crowded
with advertisements and special no.
tees from their merchants, lawyers,
doctors, mechanics, and rejecting a
spirit of enterprise and business i'm
p%ortance that leads the reader to
infer that their town is one of much
larger proportions than it really is,
when, on the other hand, other papers
are almost bare of any sign OF thrift
or enterprise of their people. 10
every instance towns remain DOR
mant and of no importance-their
citizens lack that spirit Of enterprise
to lead them On to any commercial
standing. It is not a mere matter
of speculation, but 6 well.known
fact, that where enterprise is dis.
played, and the people advertise
their towns and business, success
and progress is the result. Let a
newspaper be we'll filed with the
business Of its people, and it will
draw attention-everybody will in
fer that it is q prosperous place, and
thus it continues to grow and grow
commercially and otherwise. No
place viii ever become of any impor.
lance without being advertised
there is no plan so advantageous as
the advertising of each and every
business prosecuted. 1t draws at
t%ention and forms a favorite impress
sion abroad.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
25th Judicial District Court
Parish of VermiIion.

NO. l13.
Tileolin Lalande VS.. Widow and Heirs
of Fulbert Landry.
To Ezilda Comeaux, widow of Full
bert Landry, deceased, and Natural
Tutrix of the minors Nicholas, Emma
Elida Landry, in her individual capac-
ity and as such tutrix and Adolphe
Landry, Marcelle Landry, Louis +.
Landry and Ursule Landry, wife of Ar
thur Nunez, and to her said husband,
Of the parish of VeFmilion:
You, and each Of you, are hereby
cited to appear before our above said
Court, at the Courthouse, in the Town
Of Abbeville, La, on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 6, 1887, to answer the demand con-
tanned in the petition of Theolin La
lande, and show cause why, an act Of
sale from the late Fulbert Landry to
plaintiff herein and p%urporting to have
been executed before Leo Perret, ESQ.,.
Recorder of this parish on the 9Th Of
December, 1869, for consideration Of
One hundred and twenty-five dollars
cash, and by which was evidenced the
conveyance, transfer and delivery Of
the following described property, to
wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in
this parish, containing fifty superficial
arpents, and being u portion OF SW.
quarter of section 8, 7. II, South Of
Range 3 East ; thus bounded North by
Theolin Lalande and Leonard Lalande,
South by Mrs. Ezilda Comeaux, East
by land 10Y owned by Leonard La
lande and West by land now owned BY
Aurelien PrimeauX, measuring three
and a half arpents front north Il south
by fourteen arpents deep east & west,
| should not be reinstated and the evil
dence thereof revived and re-estag-
lished.
Witness the Honorable C. Debaillon,
Judge of said Court, this 18th day Of
June, A. D. 1887.
LAsTIE BRoUssARD,
Clerk of Court.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

The loss resulting from the des-
truction Of the city of Marshfeld,
Wisconsin, on the 2Sth ult., is esti.
mated at not less than $4,000, 900.
1t is said there are about one thou.
sand losers, the amount varying
from $500 to $4,000. The scene
among the poor people is said to be
horrible. While seeking quarters
elsewhere, some of them had no hats
and there was hardly a woman who
had any kind Of wrap or shawl, they
being merely clothed in their ordi-
nary dresses and sunbonnets, while
the children were even worse off.
being barcfooted, bareheaded and
hungry. At hurley, Wisconsin, an
$4,000 fre occurred the same night,
destroying the business portion of
that town. The town of Hurley is
said to be one of the mushroom
settlements" in the mining region
and the buildings were not very
valuable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
The Nichols Headquartcrs.

The headquarters of the friends Of
General Nichols candidacy for the
governorship were opened yester.
day, at the corner Of Charities and
Canal street. The room occupied
is on the second story. and the situa.
ton is sufficiently central and con.
venient. The committees were at
work last night, and there was an
air Of activity and business vigor
about the session which indicated
that the campaign has commenced iu
earnest N. O. Picayune, %.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
A COIOrcd Editors Views.

The Cape Fear Advocate, in a re.
cent issue Of that journal, says there
is nothing that does more to injure
the negro race than the ignorant
jackass preachers who prey upon the
pockets of the colored people. On
Sunday these Bible smashers can be
seen after their pulpit harangue is
over, sitting around some of their
members houses, with another mans
wife, waiting for the last old hen to
be put on the table that they may
stuff their hypocritical hide. They,
as a rule, are always wanting to
build q church, and therefore can be
found with a little book collecting
money for that purpose, and when it
has been built it would not make a
good sized coal.house. Generally
these pulpit gymnasts know as much
about preaching as a Tennessee mule
knows about probation after DEATH
There is more truth than poetry in
the foregoing, and it would be far
better on the part of some of the So
called colored preachers were they
to follow their legitimate business
that OF handling the shovel and hoe
instead Of trying to Gil the position
Of good and wise men with theil
foolish and nonsensical haranguc, a!
some Of them do.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
Official Notice.

The following is a probable e.
innate exhibiting the various items
Of expenditure for the year 1851
adopted by the Police Jury at
regular session held on the 18th Gay
Of June, 1887, and ordered to DC
published for thirty days In 'no
official Journal according to law ~.
before levying the same on 'no
taxable property Of this parish.
By order Of the Police Jury: N
l Criminal Prosecution Fund.-. =
2 Grand and Petit Juries....... i
3 Printing and Stationery....." !
4 District and Parish Attorney. !
5 Sheriff holding Court........
6 Magistrates, Constables, Ph!- I
slcians, Collector and Assessor d
Z Roads and Bridges.......... !
s Paupers and Indigent........ .
9 Public Schools.
10 Courthouse Fund.
ARCHIE YoUSG, Clerk Police july
June %, 1857.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

The depressed condition Of trade
i'll some quarters is causing wide,
spread feeling, and that to prevent
want to q great extent, the working
people will have to emigrate. Now
that we have good crops Of all kinds
throughout the State, a better op.
por,unity to immigrants could never
offer itself to seekers of new homes
and profitable employment. We
'havo an abundance of open land now
lying idle, which, If put into proper
cultivation, would prove rcmuncra.
tive to the c~ultiyator, and which can
be rented, when parties are unable
to purchase, at low figures. We
have also cheap lands, within the
reach of the poor man, and can be
had on terms to suit purchasers
We need farmers aud artisans in
Louisiana to develop her vast re
sources and cultivate her rich soil
and to all such we extend a hearty
welcome. The coming crops O
wheat, corn, rice and potatoes will
afford an abundant supply for al
demands, hence. we say, if you wisl
to enjoy future prosperity and lappi
tless, come 10 Louisiana and partak,
of her inequalities.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
The Road 10 La flyetle.

The Abbeville MER1DIoNAL of the
4th alt, says:
The Lafayette Advertiser Of last
issue speaks Of an important road
from that place to Scott being put
in travelling order. Why not a
good public road opened from Lafa-
yettc to Abbeville? There would
be more trade and travel between
these two points were there a good
public road opened. Will Bro.
Bailey try and impress this fact upon
the minds of the Police Jury Of that
parish. We hope So"
"If the necessity existed for an ap.
peal to the Police Jury to open the
road referred to by our confrere of
the MERIpIoNAL, we would do so at
once; but it does not, because the
road itself exist. Abbeville is close
ly allied to Lafayette by several
ties and we have been anxious to
establish that intimate relationship
which ought to exist between them.
We have often wondered, for in
stance, why the Abbevillc mail is
not forwarded from this point.
The road we refer to is along the
east side Of the 'Vermilion bayou.
and is in good travelling order. Our
information is that the trouble is in
Vermilion parish where there is no
road, or if it ever existed is now
closed. Let the road be opened by
all means,-because in all proba-
biIity it may be the precursor Of a
different sort of a road connecting
the two places. "-Lafayette Adver.
tiser.
W. think Bro. Bailey is mistaken.
The necessity does exist. If we are
no: sadly misinformed the road from
Abbeville to Lafayette on the west
side Of the bayou is not opened in
that parish, but obstructed, or posi-
bly, not in existe 1t is to this
route we had reference. With re-
gard to the road on the east side OF
the bayou, that one passing through
Royvllle, is o%bstructcd in this parish
near the Lafayette line, and in that
parish also. When our Police Jury
dispose of the road squabble now on
hand, and have the courts establish
a precedent IN such matters, we
guarantee Bro. Bailey the obstacles
will be speedily removed, as we'll as
Vermilion's share Of the half dozen
or more gates which now shut up
the road. But the road on this side
of the bayou following the couces
sion line, while it may be open in
Lafayette, is not in good condition
by any means, we are told, and this
matter, VIC think, is an existing
necessity, and an urgent one at that
We hope the Lafayette Police jury
will do its duty in the premises, ane
trust that the citizens of our sister
town will bcstir themselves abou
that other sort of q road-the raj
one.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
Meeting Of the Parish Dene1
cratic Executive Committee

The members of the Democratic Excel
appear at the Court House, in the town Of
Abbeville. On Tuesday, j uly 8. lsss.
at 10 o'clock q. NJ, for the purpose 81
selecting a member for the State Cen1rai
Committee from this {Nermili0nl parish.
w. A. WHITE, Chairman.
LAsTIE BRGTssARD. Secretary.
Abbeville, June %, 1887.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

Our public schools closed yester'
day for the summer. The School
Board meets to-day and we presume
will decide on what day the schools
should be rcopened. There is one
thing that can be said in praise Of
our School Board, they manage to
keep the schools open and to give
the children of the parish as good
IN opportunity for an education as
any other in the State, and better
than q great many.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

1t was reported in Chicago re-
Gently that a majority Of the judges
Of the Supreme Court Of Illinois
have decided to grant q new trial
to the condemned anarchists.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
FOR GOVERNOR:
Cen, r. r. Nichols,
OF ASSUMPTION.

Misses Maud and Efie Young, of
Lafayette, were in town last Sunday
on a flying visit to their relatives.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

Mr.. Harrison Theall, a leading
merchant of Royville, was among
the visitors to Abbeville last Sunday.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02
Rail and Water Competition.

ana W Hter
The Teche planters are determined
to have Bayou Plaquemine opened
to navigation, because the railroad
freight rates are too high, and they
want water competition. When the
freight bill of a railroad almost
equals the price paid for an article
here, relief is made necessary. Such
rates ipjuriously affect the commerce
of this city, and the Teche planters
should have the hearty cooperation
Of our business men in all efforts to
bring about a change. New Orleans
is deeply interested in securing
cheap freight rates to its trade ter
ritory, whether by rail or water.
The Teche planters are about to es-
tablish a line of steamers, under the
management ofanexperienced steam,
boatman, ard propose to make the
opening Of Bayou Plaquemine a very
live issue politically and otherwise,
until affected. With navigation
through the Plaquemine, the dis.
lance to the Teche will be shortened
200 miles, as compared with the
present route by the mouth of the
Red River, and this saving will ma
terially affect freight rates by steam
er. For public safety a system of
locks is to be used; it will also he
essential to do some dredging, and
remove the accumulated logs and
timber, which now obstruct naviga.
ton. Every parish Of the Attaka-
pas region, by meetings of citizens
and resolutions Of police juries, have
declared in favor of the project.
The cry against exorbitant railroad
freight rates is unaniuous.-N. o.
Chronicle.
1t is to be hoped that we will soon
realize the fact Of having other out
lets to markets for the products OF
the country, other than the present
monopoly Of freight carriage we
now have. We are sadly in need Of
a railroad to this place. or direct
water communication with some Of
the commercial centers, not only for
cheap freights and a good market
to enable US to purchase and sell to
a greater advantage, but also to en-
courage people to come and dwell
among US, and bring into cultiva
ton the rich soil of our parish tina,
is now remaining untitled, and which
will. in return, pay handsomely te
the cultivator of such. We are be
hind the age of progress, far behinG
our sister towns, some OF which have
less natural advantages than we
and for this reason, as much as any
thing else, we should try and cope
) with them in the advancement o
public enterprises, and show to thu
. world we have a like pride for our
7 selves and the country in which w
l dwell. We have fine churches
r good schools, excellent society, {
beautiful and fertile country. so nov
| let US use cur utmost endeavors il
getting an outlet to the outside
world which will prove of grea
benefit to each and every Individual
aud the public at large; and some
thing we can feel proud Of, AM
which will prove a noble monumen
to hand down to posterity as an herr
tage for all time to come.
A special of the 9th from Girard
s Morehouse parish, to the Picayune
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

Messrs. j. E. Tolson and G. C.
Addison, of Rayne, were on q visit
to our town and parish last Satur.
day. Mr.. Tolson, we are informed,
will soon open a lumber yard at this
place. Success to the enterprise.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

Governor Fltzhugh Lee Gays that
he is in possession Of information
that induces him to believe that there
will soon be a final settlement Of the
Virginia debt.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

The Vermilion Parish Medical
Society will meet at 3 o'clock this
afternoon in their room at the court
house.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

A special of the 9th from Girard,
Morehouse parish, to the Picayune,
gives an account of a riot which
took place there, in which two
white men and six negroes were
killed and several wounded. The
difficulty grew out of an attempt by
a party of whites to arrest or lynch
a negro who was accused Of outra.
ging a white woman. The whites
went to the negro's house for this
purpose and were fired upon by the
criminal and his friends. A later
dispatch states that ON learning
their whereabouts a posse went to
arrest them, and when the sheriff
and his MEN neared the cabin the
negroes fired on them, killing G
W. Higginlotham, a young white
man, and dangerously woundine
Constables John Conger, Gardner
and Baker. Constable John Con
ger died at 3 o'clock that evening
with eleven bullets through him.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

An epidemic Of rabies among dogs
and cattle are reported in Calhoun
county, Florida.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

The excursion train to convey the
.excursionists from New Iberia to
New Orleans to participate in the
French fetc, which is to take place
in that city on the 14th, leaves Lafay-
cite at s o'clock a. m. Wednesday,
July 18th. Parties at this place
wishing to attend this celebration
will bear in mind this fact, if they
wish to meet the train in due time at
New iberia that morning. Recollect
the fare is but three dollars for the
round trip.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-07-02

Arcadia Lodge No. 3240 Knights
Of Honor meets tonight at 8 o'clock.
There is some important work to be
done, and it is hoped that every
member who can possibly do so will
be on hand. We also hope that our
young friends will hasten to put 10
applications and come into our ranks,
it will coat you only three dollars to
Join one of the most solid and sub
stantial, social and b%enevolen! orders
of the day. Who will break the
ice?
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-23
Boys, and Girls, Home.

EDITOR HERALD:-When we estab-
lished Home for young girls, we
thought it might be ramified so as to
become refuge for boys also; but we
have decided, after some experience,
and careful study, to let the Home
stand alone for unfortunate and home
less girls, and instead of establishing a
Home for boys in connection with it,
organize Boys and Girls Aid So
ciety, similar to the one in San Fran
cisco, a society that rescues homeless,
neglected or abused children, and re-
ceives juvenile offenders (by legal
commitment. or otherwise), who are
in danger of being imprisoned as pro-
vided by section 1888, of the Penal
Code, and providing for such until
suitable homes or employment are
found for them. A free employment
bureau for boys and girls will be main.
tanned, also a day and evening school,
a department for industrial training of
both sexes, reading rooms, library,
etc. Lodging and board will be fur
nished at nominal charge to work.
ing boys and girls in the city. The
work will be absolutely free from Sec
tarianisms. The incorporation papers
areTeady for filing. The officers are
Hon. W. H. Workman, President !;
Judge r. M. Widney, Treasurer;
VIM. Lacy, Secretary; the Trustees:
w. H. Workman, Judge r. NJ. Wild
ney, VIM. Lacy, s. NJ. Perry and Mrs.
ii. A. Watson.
Mas. III. A. WATSON.